mind-blowing apple butter recipe

Name: Mind-Blowing Apple Butter Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 5 pound(s) tart apples (about 10 lg. apples); 2 cup(s) cider; 2 cup(s) sugar; 3/4 teaspoon(s) cloves; 1/2 teaspoon(s) allspice; 3 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg

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Russ Myers

Necedah, WI

Updated on Oct 8, 2013

An almost forgotten delicious sandwich spread.

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

Oh wow, this one brought back some wonderful childhood memories. When I was a little kid, I always enjoyed apple butter on toast when I went to my Aunt Margaret's. This apple butter tastes like what I remember from then. Package this apple butter in small jars and it would make a great gift for friends and family. This is a really easy recipe to prepare. I used Granny Smith apples. There was a wonderful sweet/tart flavor.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 20 Min

cook time 3 Hr

method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

yield 6

Ingredients

5 pounds tart apples (about 10 lg. apples)
2 cups cider
2 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

How To Make mind-blowing apple butter recipe

Step 1

Wash, quarter, and remove stems from apples. No need to peel or core.

Step 2

Cook apples slowly in cider until tender and put through a food mill.
Step 3

Add 1/2 to 2/3 cup sugar for each cup of apple pulp. Add spices.
Step 4

Cook in the oven or in a slow cooker for several hours, stirring often. Test for desired thickness by spooning some of mixture on a cold plate.
Step 5

When no liquid oozes around edges, it is thick enough.
Step 6

May be canned while hot, or frozen.
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